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24-418: Italienisches Liederbuch (English: Italian songbook) is a collection of translations of anonymous Italian poems and folk songs into German by Paul Heyse (1830–1914). It was first published in 1860. In 1892, the composer Hugo Wolf (1860–1903) published a collection of 22 Lieder (settings for voice and piano) on poems from the volume, also under the title Italienisches Liederbuch . In 1896, he published

48-522: A dominant figure among German men of letters. He was awarded the 1910 Nobel Prize in Literature "as a tribute to the consummate artistry, permeated with idealism, which he has demonstrated during his long productive career as a lyric poet, dramatist, novelist and writer of world-renowned short stories." Wirsen, one of the Nobel judges, said that "Germany has not had a greater literary genius since Goethe ." Heyse

72-428: A lung illness. He completed the historical drama, Ludwig der Bayer – a Bavarian period piece which Maximilian II had long been eager to see – but its theatrical production was a failure. Nevertheless, Heyse worked throughout the 1860s on new plays, eventually achieving his greatest success with Kolberg (1865). He married Anna Schubart in 1867. Over the next three decades, Heyse continued to write prolifically. Despite

96-534: A manuscript by the then-unknown Theodor Storm . Heyse's enthusiastic critique of Sommergeschichten und Lieder laid the foundations of their future friendship. In 1851, Heyse won a contest held by the members of the "Tunnel" for the ballad Das Tal von Espigno , and his first short story, "Marion" (1852), was similarly honoured. It was followed in 1852 by the Spanisches Liederbuch , a collection of translations of poems and folk songs by Geibel and Heyse which

120-513: A number of bereavements his life was uneventful, and his fame grew steadily until he was a world-famous figure. He was a very early opponent of naturalism , making critical references to it in print long before its influence could be felt in Germany. Younger critics who favoured naturalism made attacks on his writings, to which he replied in Merlin (1892): but their influence on the public was negligible. He

144-409: A pioneer of Romance philology in Germany; but when it was discovered he was conducting an affair with the wife of one of his professors he was sent back to Berlin. Heyse's first book, Der Jungbrunnen (a collection of tales and poetry) was published anonymously by his father that same year as was his tragedy Francesca von Rimini . About the same time, Heyse received from the publisher Alexander Duncker

168-543: A productive life as one of the Nordlichtern ("northern lights": Geibel, Heyse and Riehl) and establishing another literary society, Die Krokodile , which included Felix Dahn , Wilhelm Hertz , Hermann Lingg , Franz von Kobell , the cultural historian Wilhelm Heinrich Riehl , Friedrich Bodenstedt , and the travel writer and art patron Adolf Friedrich von Schack . In December Heyse began a long correspondence with Eduard Mörike . On 22 August 1855, Heyse's first son, Franz,

192-724: A second collection, containing a further 24 Lieder. This article about a collection of written poetry is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Paul Heyse Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse ( German: [paʊl ˈhaɪzə] ; 15 March 1830 – 2 April 1914) was a German writer and translator. A member of two important literary societies, the Tunnel über der Spree in Berlin and Die Krokodile in Munich, he wrote novels, poetry, 177 short stories, and about sixty dramas. The sum of Heyse's many and varied productions made him

216-547: Is especially valuable for its pictorial record of numerous stately buildings from the old eastern German lands , many of which were destroyed during and after World War II when these regions were transferred to Poland and the Soviet Union . Another large project was an edition of the political correspondence of Frederick the Great , which by Duncker's death had appeared in 24 volumes – eventually totaling 46 volumes by 1939 when it

240-665: Is the fifth oldest laureate in literature, after Alice Munro , Jaroslav Seifert , Theodor Mommsen and Doris Lessing . Paul Heyse was born on 15 March 1830 in Heiliggeiststraße, Berlin . His father, the distinguished philologist Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Heyse , was a professor at the University of Berlin who had been the tutor of both Wilhelm von Humboldt 's youngest son (during 1815–17) and Felix Mendelssohn (during 1819–27). His paternal grandfather Johann Christian August Heyse (21 April 1764, Nordhausen – 27 July 1829, Magdeburg),

264-588: The Argo , the yearbook of the Rütli writers. Emanuel Geibel persuaded the King of Bavaria, Maximilian II , to grant Heyse a titular professorship in Munich. Heyse was thus appointed professor of Romance philology, although he never taught at that city's university. After his marriage on 15 May to Margarete Kugler he arrived in Munich on 25 May 1854. At his first audience with the King, Heyse presented his verse tales, Hermen , and began

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288-544: The "Tunnel" began to find its formalities and public nature distasteful, and a smaller circle, the Rütli , was formed in December 1852: it included Kugler, Lepel , Fontane, Storm, and Heyse. In May 1852, Heyse was awarded a doctorate for his work on the troubadours , and a Prussian scholarship allowed him to depart for Italy to look for old Provençal manuscripts. He made friends with Arnold Böcklin and Joseph Victor von Scheffel but

312-405: The art historian and writer Franz Kugler . After leaving school Heyse began studying classical philology. He met Jacob Burckhardt , Adolph Menzel , Theodor Fontane and Theodor Storm , and in 1849 joined the Tunnel über der Spree literary group. Frühlingsanfang 1848 , the first of Heyse's poems to see print, expressed his enthusiasm for the recent Revolution. After a brief excursion to see

336-637: The authors he published were Thekla von Gumpert , Ida Hahn-Hahn , Paul Heyse , Karl von Holtei , August Kopisch , Fanny Lewald , Elise Polko , Christian Friedrich Scherenberg, Hermann von Pückler-Muskau , and Friedrich von Uechtriz. He was instrumental in promoting new authors, and some of them Emanuel Geibel , Wilhelm Jensen , Marie Petersen , Gustav zu Putlitz, and Theodor Storm found their first recognition through Duncker's efforts. Duncker had far-reaching political connections and regularly corresponded with King Friedrich Wilhelm IV . Later, he maintained contact with Emperor William I . From 1841 he held

360-652: The ceremony, and was represented in Sweden by Count von Pückler. His last published works were Letzten Novellen and Italienischen Volksmärchen (1914). He died on 2 April 1914, several months before the outbreak of World War I , and was buried in the old section of the Waldfriedhof (Nr. 43-W-27). A street and tunnel in Munich, "Paul-Heyse Strasse" and "Paul-Heyse-Unterführung" are named after him as well as “Heysestrasse” in Hamburg Bergedorf. Alexander Duncker He

384-452: The student militias he returned home without joining them, apparently out of consideration for the concerns of his parents and friends. Having studied for two years at the University of Berlin he left for Bonn in April 1849 in order to study art history and Romance languages. In 1850, he finally resolved on a career as a writer and began a dissertation under the supervision of Friedrich Diez ,

408-697: The title "Royal Court Bookseller". As a reserve officer attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel , he participated in the wars against Denmark (1864), Austria (1866) , and France (1870-71) . A high point in his output was a graphic collection of Prussian castles under the title, The rural residences, palaces and residences of the Prussian nobility, together with the royal family, vacation home, and garden residences in vivid, artistically executed, colorful illustrations with accompanying text appearing from 1857 to 1883. The series of 320 signatures in 16 volumes included 960 color lithographs measuring 20x15 cm. The collection

432-470: Was a famous German grammarian and lexicographer. Paul Heyse's mother was Jewish. Heyse attended the renamed Friedrich-Wilhelms-Gymnasium until 1847. He was later remembered as a model student. His family connections gained him early entry to the artistic circles of Berlin, where he made the acquaintance of Emanuel Geibel , a man fifteen years his elder who was to become his literary mentor and lifelong friend, and who introduced him to his future father-in-law,

456-692: Was a member of the Prussian National Assembly and a mayor of Berlin. Duncker's father had founded the publishing firm Duncker & Humblot  [ de ] in 1809, running it alone after business partner Peter Humblot died in 1828. Alexander Duncker started his education in 1829. After apprenticeships with Friedrich Christoph Perthes and Johann Besser in Hamburg, Duncker founded his own firm, "Verlag Alexander Duncker". His firm specialized in Belles lettres (German: Belletristik) and visual arts. Among

480-573: Was banned from the Vatican library after being discovered copying passages from unpublished manuscripts. He returned to Germany in 1853, where, with the Italian landscape still fresh in his mind, he wrote the works which first made him famous: his most famous short story, "L'Arrabbiata" ("The Fury", 1853, published in 1855); and the Lieder aus Sorrent ("Songs of Sorrento", 1852/53). Much of his new writing appeared in

504-717: Was born. Heyse had four children by his first marriage: Franz (1855–1919), Julie or Lulu (Frau Baumgarten, 1857–1928), Ernst (1859–1871) and Clara (Frau Layriz, 1861–1931). In 1859, obligations to the Kugler family led Heyse to take up a position as editor of the Literaturblatt zum deutschen Kunstblatt , and he declined a tempting offer from the Grand Duke Carl Alexander von Weimar which would have involved moving to Thuringia . On 30 September 1862, his wife Margarete died in Meran of

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528-477: Was descended from a successful Berlin family of booksellers, born in Berlin, the son of Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Duncker (1781–1869) and Fanny Duncker (née Wolff). His brothers included historian and politician Maximilian Duncker (1811–1886), and publisher and pundit Franz Duncker (1822–1888), founder of a trade union with labor economist Max Hirsch (1832–1905). Another brother, Hermann Carl Rudolf Duncker (1817–1892)

552-640: Was dubbed Dichterfürst , prince of poetry, and he worked tirelessly to promote international understanding within Europe. He was elected an International Member of the American Philosophical Society in 1895. In 1900, he was named an honorary citizen of Munich, and several special publications honoured his 70th birthday; and in 1910, he was made a member of the nobility, before being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature on 10 December. He could not attend

576-452: Was to be a favourite with composers, including Robert Schumann (Opp. 74 & 138), Adolf Jensen (Op. 21) and Hugo Wolf ( Lieder collection Spanisches Liederbuch , 1891). Wolf also set poems from Heyse's collection Italienisches Liederbuch of 1860 (Lieder collection Italienisches Liederbuch 1892–96). Throughout his career Heyse worked as a translator, above all of Italian literature ( Leopardi , Giusti ). Several members of

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